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title: frustrated — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «frustrated» in the school dictionary: Feeling upset and annoyed because you cannot do something or cannot get what you want, even though you try. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# frustrated

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**Who acts:** you, someone, our, I, tower, She · **What happens:** feel, not do, not get, want, try, stop · **To what, where:** something, plans, three deep breaths, toy, Mount Ossa, Olympus

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«frustrated» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [frustrated in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/frustrated.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feeling upset and annoyed because you cannot do something or cannot get what you want, even though you try.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frustrated:m1:1
# text = Feeling upset and annoyed because you cannot do something or cannot get what you want, even though you try.
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	obj	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	even	even	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
20	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
21	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	try	try	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **do** | can | you | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 3 | **not** **get** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **want** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
| 5 | **try** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb, past — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stopped someone's plans from working: «The rain frustrated our plans».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frustrated:m2:1
# text = Stopped someone's plans from working: «The rain frustrated our plans».
1	Stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	frustrated	frustrated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
12	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past |  | someone's plans |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **plan** |  | someone |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **plan** *in a quote* |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I got frustrated when my tower of blocks kept falling down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frustrated:x1:1
# text = I got frustrated when my tower of blocks kept falling down.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	frustrated	frustrated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	blocks	block	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	down	down	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | I |  |  |  |  | frustrated *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **keep** | past | my tower of blocks |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fall down** | gerund | my tower of blocks *not said here* |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was frustrated with the hard maths problem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frustrated:x2:1
# text = She was frustrated with the hard maths problem.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	frustrated	frustrated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	compound	_	_
8	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | with the maths problem; frustrated *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When you feel frustrated, take three deep breaths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frustrated:x3:1
# text = When you feel frustrated, take three deep breaths.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
4	frustrated	frustrated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	breaths	breath	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | you |  |  |  |  | frustrated *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | three deep breaths |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby was frustrated because she couldn't reach the toy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frustrated:x4:1
# text = The baby was frustrated because she couldn't reach the toy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	frustrated	frustrated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the baby |  |  |  |  | frustrated *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **reach** | could | she | the toy |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent toy=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He felt frustrated by the slow internet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frustrated:x5:1
# text = He felt frustrated by the slow internet.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	frustrated	frustrated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | He |  |  |  |  | by the slow internet; frustrated *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Their plans were frustrated by the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frustrated:x6:1
# text = Their plans were frustrated by the storm.
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	frustrated	frustrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frustrate** | past · passive | the storm | Their plans |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **plan** |  | Their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's okay to feel frustrated; just don't give up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frustrated:x7:1
# text = It's okay to feel frustrated; just don't give up.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	frustrated	frustrated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | okay *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | frustrated *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **give up** | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Already had they succeeded in placing Mount Ossa on Olympus and Pelion on Ossa, when this impious project was frustrated by Apollo, who destroyed them with his arrows.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frustrated:x8:1
# text = Already had they succeeded in placing Mount Ossa on Olympus and Pelion on Ossa, when this impious project was frustrated by Apollo, who destroyed them with his arrows.
1	Already	Already	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	succeeded	succeed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	placing	place	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	Mount	Mount	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Ossa	Ossa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Olympus	Olympus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Pelion	Pelion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Ossa	Ossa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	21	mark	_	_
17	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	19	det	_	_
18	impious	impious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	frustrated	frustrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
22	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Apollo	Apollo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
26	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	acl:relcl	_	_
27	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	_
28	with	with	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	arrows	arrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Already |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **succeed** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **place** | gerund | they *not said here* | Mount Ossa |  | Olympus and Pelion on Ossa |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent ossa=Theme on olympus=Destination |
| 4 | **frustrate** | past · passive | Apollo | this impious project |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
| 5 | **destroy** | past | Apollo | Olympus |  |  |  | with Ossa's arrows | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent they=Patient with arrow=Instrument |

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